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Friday, November 15, 2013

DIY Christmas Wreath

During the holidays last year, my husband was looking at the outside of our house and thought it needed something. At first, he couldn't pinpoint what exactly it was (we already have Christmas lights on the roof lines) but he knew something could be added. It took a few weeks of thinking, and he finally decided it would be nice if we had a large wreath between our two family room windows (our family room is above the garage, and we have 2 windows, with approximately 5' of space between).

He looked and looked, but just couldn't find anything the right size. So, he decided that he would make one himself. He and Mr. J went out shopping for all the supplies they would need, and they set to work.

What you need:

2 lengths of electrical plastic conduit

couplings to hold pipe together

2 strands of garland

berries, pine cones and other embellishments you like

heat gun

something to hold things together (hubby used coloured tie straps)

strand of Christmas lights (if you want the wreath lit)

bow

What to do:

Using your heat gun, heat the pipe so that you can mold it into a circle (do this with both pieces, different sizes so one fits inside the other) **this stage is hot, wear work gloves

When the pipe has cooled enough for your to handle it, wrap the garland strands around each circle

Use green or black tie straps to attach the circles together (smaller one inside the large one)

Use tie straps (or glue gun) to attach embellishments as you like

Wrap lights around

Attach Bow to bottom (or top)

Find the perfect spot and hang the wreath! Depending on the size you need, you may only need one length of pipe. Because we wanted such a large wreath, we definitely needed both pieces.